Re: Help with Zip Drive and the IIgs

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Nathan Mates (nathan@visi.com) wrote:

: >What about drivers? I thought that in order to use a ZIP drive, I would
: >need a driver for it. I also thought that the chances of finding a driver
: >for the IIGS were slim to none. My new Macintosh came with a built in ZIP
: >drive,

:    That you've been using a Mac explains this preocupation with
: drivers.  Just because Apple (stupidly in my opinion) required drivers
: for every SCSI disk on a Mac doesn't mean that other computers dodn't
: behave much saner. [Standardized things like SCSI disks should have
: *optional* drivers if the maker wants, in my opinion]

Well I can't imagine anyone giving much credence to your opinion on the
subject. For your information, you don't need a driver for each device.
The APS control panel that came with my magneto optical can mount MO disks,
Jazzes, Syquest EZ135s, CDs, and can even support hard disks as well.

:    A Zip disk is a standard SCSI device that can be talked to just
: fine by Apple II SCSI cards without oddball drivers being required.
: Sure, GS/OS wants a driver for the SCSI card installed, but beyond
: that, my RamFAST Rev D v3.00l ROM at home needed nothing else.

My system has SCSIHD.DRIVER for hard disks and SCSICD.DRIVER for the CD.
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